I was pleased that the President, as any reasonable person would expect, took the high road in his Tucson speech. One of the important responsibilities of the President, in times of national crisis and grief, is to be a comforter in an effort to assuage our national sadness and to unify us. Majority Leader John Boehner also set a laudable example in leading the House Resolution honoring the dead and wounded. I don't think Mrs. Palin added any stars to her crown in her defensive remarks.
Now if we can just get this spirit of good will to last and be reflected in some sincere bipartisanship. Unfortunately, honeymoons do end...We need more politicians taking the high road and not the low road and ending up, not in Scotland afore ye as the song goes, but in good results for America. I guess I'm the eternal Pollyanna looking for the good to be emphasized over the bad, and it certainly has not worked that way in recent years.
All we need to do is listen a little more attentively to the other side and be less inclined to push our own agenda. Who knows, we might learn something---and even find a mutual solution! As Hamlet said, "Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished."
It's hard for me to take that high road. I'm always wanting to put a fire cracker between somebody's toes.
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